The Carrivick Sisters – Illustrated Short Stories: Album Review
The Carrivick Sisters – Charlotte and Laura – bring bluegrass into the West country on Illustrated Short Stories.
Henry Parker – Live After Lammas: Album Review
Electric folk music continues to demonstrate quite how much life is left in the genre, Henry Parker at the forefront of a new renaissance.
Luke Daniels & The Cobhers – s/t: Album Review
Luke Daniels and The Cobhers, staying alive and getting groovy with a folk/disco thang.
Eliza Carthy – Queen Of The Whirl: Album Review
Glorious reframing of her own idiosyncratic selection of choice cuts from the songbook of Eliza Carthy.
Manchester Folk Festival 2022: Live Review
We’re at the 2022 Manchester Folk Festival for a wealth of established artists and plenty of exciting talent.
The Magpies – Undertow: Album Review
The Magpies dance to a sprightly tune on Undertow.
Manchester Folk Festival 2022 – preview
This month sees the 2022 Manchester Folk Festival take place once more in various venues across town.
Ranagri – Tradition II: Album Review
Ranagri take the folk tradition by the scruff of the neck.
Seth Lakeman – Holmfirth Picturedrome: Live Review
Seth Lakeman makes his accident delayed returned to The Picturedrome in Holmfirth – ably accompanied by his superb band.
Elizabeth Davidson-Blyth & Daniel Quayle – The Coast Road: Album Review
The Coast Road heads off on an exhilarating journey led by two insanely talented musicians
Siobhan Miller – Bloom: Album Review
A retro folk bomb of some delight, consistently sublime vocals with sterling backing from an A team of Scots trad specialists.
Lunatraktors in Lancashire : Live Review
Lunatraktors let loose in Lancashire. Traditionalists beware.
Sowulo – Wurdiz: Album Review
A deep dive into the Nordic Dark Folk world of Sowulo. The new album is Wurdiz – out on By Norse Music
Josie Duncan – As The Moonlight Melts: Album Review
Surprising and searching solo debut from this accomplished singer, with a beguiling switch of focus.
Jackie Oates – Gracious Wings: Album Review
Jackie Oates and her team cast an airy lightness coated in gossamer quality on her new set – Gracious Wings.